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Please note: the extra baggage charge information listed here is for Cathay Pacific flights only. If you’re travelling on a codeshare flight or a flight operated by another airline, please check carrier rules.

Your flight route measures bags by weight

Take a look at the table below to work out which flight zones your flight covers. Then you can work out how much your extra bag charge will be per kilogram.

Per kg

From/to Hong Kong

From/to Zone 1

From/to Zone 2

From/to Zone 3

From/to Zone 4

From/to Hong Kong

-

USD 10

USD 15

USD 20

USD 35

From/to Zone 1

USD 10

USD 12

USD 15

USD 25

USD 35

From/to Zone 2

USD 15

USD 15

USD 30

USD 32

USD 35

From/to Zone 3

USD 20

USD 25

USD 32

USD 35

USD 60

From/to Zone 4

USD 35

USD 35

USD 35

USD 60

USD 60

If your bags are within the weight allowance, but you have an extra piece, you can work out how much your extra bag charge will be per piece.

Per piece

From/to Hong Kong

From/to Zone 1

From/to Zone 2

From/to Zone 3

From/to Zone 4

From/to Hong Kong

-

USD 30

USD 30

USD 30

USD 60

From/to Zone 1

USD 30

USD 30

USD 30

USD 30

USD 60

From/to Zone 2

USD 30

USD 30

USD 30

USD 30

USD 60

From/to Zone 3

USD 30

USD 30

USD 30

USD 30

USD 60

From/to Zone 4

USD 60

USD 60

USD 60

USD 60

USD 60

Please note: We will not accept a bag over 32kg / 70lbs in weight or 203cm / 80in long in total dimension without prior approval. Your bag’s total dimension is the sum of its width, height and length.

Items that exceed the agreed size must be repacked into split-up units, otherwise they will not be accepted on the flight. To avoid disappointment, please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days before you fly if your bag is oversized and/or overweight.

Please note that the weight of any single bag must not be over 32kg / 70 lbs, and its total dimension (the sum of its width, height and length) must not exceed 203cm / 80in in length without prior approval from Cathay Pacific. This is because our team will need to take special precautions to move an item this heavy.

Overweight and/or oversized items must be repacked or split into lighter, smaller units.

If your flight route measures bags by piece, any extra piece that results from the repacking will be charged.

If your flight route measures bags by weight, any single bag weighing more than 32kg has to be split into lighter units. The extra weight will be charged by the kilogram.

Please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days if your bag cannot be split and you need to travel with a bag this large.

Please note: the following information is for flights to/from the U.S., Canada, and Central and South American countries, marketed by Cathay Pacific. If you’re flying with another airline, or if your journey is via the U.S. or Canada, but crosses multiple flight sectors internationally, please check carrier rules.

Your flight route measures bags by piece

Take a look at the table below to work out which flight zones your flight covers. Then you can work out how much your extra bag charge will be per piece and if applicable, additional charges for each oversized/overweight piece.

Charge across zones per extra piece

Per piece

From/to Hong Kong

From/to Zone 5 USA, Canada

From/to Zone 6 Central and South Americas

From/to Hong Kong

-

USD 150

USD 180

From/to Zone 1

-

USD 150

USD 180

From/to Zone 2

-

USD 170

USD 200

From/to Zone 3

-

USD 190

USD 210

From/to Zone 4

-

USD 200

USD 230

From/to Zone 5

USD 150

USD 100

-

From/to Zone 6

USD 180

-

-

Please note: We will not accept a bag over 32kg / 70lbs in weight or 203cm / 80in long in total dimension without prior approval. Your bag’s total dimension is the sum of its width, height and length.

Items that exceed the agreed size must be repacked into split-up units, otherwise they will not be accepted on the flight. To avoid disappointment, please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days before you fly if your bag is oversized and/or overweight.

This applies for each bag in excess of your flight class weight allowance. Each piece must not weigh more than 32kg / 70lbs. This applies to Economy and Premium Economy flights.

For pieces with a weight over 32kg / 70bs, you can expect to pay four times your extra bag charge per piece. Please contact your local reservation office for more details about travelling with an overweight bag.

For each oversized piece, you will pay USD 100

An oversized piece of luggage is one that is between 158cm / 62in and 203cm / 80in in total dimension. Your bag’s total dimension is the sum of its width, height and length.

For pieces that are over 203cm / 80in, you can expect to pay four times your extra bag charge per piece. Please contact your local reservation office for more details about travelling with an oversized bag.

Please note that the weight of any single bag must not be over 32kg / 70 lbs, and its total dimension (the sum of its width, height and length) must not exceed 203cm / 80in in length without prior approval from Cathay Pacific. This is because our team will need to take special precautions to move an item this heavy.

Overweight and/or oversized items must be repacked or split into lighter, smaller units.

If your flight route measures bags by piece, any extra piece that results from the repacking will be charged.

If your flight route measures bags by weight, any single bag weighing more than 32kg has to be split into lighter units. The extra weight will be charged by the kilogram.

Please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days if your bag cannot be split and you need to travel with a bag this large.

Your flight route measures bags by piece

For non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Auckland without extra sectors (wholly within Hong Kong and New Zealand), on Cathay Pacific Airways or Air New Zealand only. It includes any domestic Air New Zealand flights you might add onto this route.

If your tickets include additional international flights beyond Hong Kong or Auckland or you have a stopover between Hong Kong and Auckland, please check carrier rules.

Charges for this route per extra piece

Per piece

Extra baggage charge up to 23kg / 50lbs and 158cm/62in per piece

First piece

NZD 200 / HKD 1300

Second piece

NZD 250 / HKD 1700

Third and above, per piece

NZD 350 / HKD 2200

Please note: we will not accept a bag over 32kg / 70lbs in weight or 203cm / 80in long in total dimension without prior approval. Your bag’s total dimension is the sum of its width, height and length.

And whilst we don’t like saying no to our customers, items that exceed the agreed size must be repacked into split-up units, otherwise they will not be accepted on the flight. To avoid disappointment, please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days before you fly if your bag is oversized and/or overweight.

Please note that the weight of any single bag must not be over 32kg / 70 lbs, and its total dimension (the sum of its width, height and length) must not exceed 203cm / 80in in length without prior approval from Cathay Pacific. This is because our team will need to take special precautions to move an item this heavy.

Overweight and/or oversized items must be repacked or split into lighter, smaller units.

If your flight route measures bags by piece, any extra piece that results from the repacking will be charged.

If your flight route measures bags by weight, any single bag weighing more than 32kg has to be split into lighter units. The extra weight will be charged by the kilogram.

Please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days if your bag cannot be split and you need to travel with a bag this large.

Please note that the weight of any single bag must not be over 32kg / 70 lbs, and its total dimension (the sum of its width, height and length) must not exceed 203cm / 80in in length without prior approval from Cathay Pacific. This is because our team will need to take special precautions to move an item this heavy.

Overweight and/or oversized items must be repacked or split into lighter, smaller units.

If your flight route measures bags by piece, any extra piece that results from the repacking will be charged.

If your flight route measures bag by weight, any single bag weighing more than 32kg has to be split into lighter units. The extra weight will be charged by the kilogram.

Please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days if your bag cannot be split and you need to travel with a bag this large.

Please note: the following information is for flights to/from the U.S., Canada, and Central and South American countries, marketed by Cathay Pacific. If you’re flying with another airline, or if your journey is via the U.S. or Canada, but crosses multiple flight sectors internationally, please check our carrier rules.

Your flight route measures bags by piece

When travelling with Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon, you can redeem your Asia Miles for extra baggage allowance. The number of Asia Miles required depends on your travel distance and if applicable, additional miles used for each oversized and/or overweight piece.

Please note: We will not accept a bag over 32kg / 70lbs in weight or 203cm / 80in long in total dimension without prior approval. Your bag’s total dimension is the sum of its width, height and length.

Items that exceed the agreed size must be repacked into split-up units, otherwise they will not be accepted on the flight. To avoid disappointment, please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days before you fly if your bag is oversized and/or overweight.

Please note that the weight of any single bag must not be over 32kg / 70 lbs, and its total dimension (the sum of its width, height and length) must not exceed 203cm / 80in in length without prior approval from Cathay Pacific. This is because our team will need to take special precautions to move an item this heavy.

Overweight and/or oversized items must be repacked or split into lighter, smaller units.

If your flight route measures bags by piece, any extra piece that results from the repacking will be charged.

If your flight route measures bags by weight, any single bag weighing more than 32kg has to be split into lighter units. The extra weight will be charged by the kilogram.

Please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days if your bag cannot be split and you need to travel with a bag this large.

Please note: For non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Auckland without extra sectors (wholly within Hong Kong and New Zealand), on Cathay Pacific Airways or Air New Zealand only. It includes any domestic Air New Zealand flights you might add onto this route.

If your tickets include additional international flights beyond Hong Kong or Auckland or you have a stopover between Hong Kong and Auckland, please check carrier rules.

Your flight route measures bags by piece

When travelling with Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon, you can redeem your Asia Miles for extra baggage allowance. The number of Asia Miles required depends on your travel distance and if applicable, additional miles used for each oversized and/or overweight piece.

Please note: We will not accept a bag over 32kg / 70lbs in weight or 203cm / 80in long in total dimension without prior approval. Your bag’s total dimension is the sum of its width, height and length.

Items that exceed the agreed size must be repacked into split-up units, otherwise they will not be accepted on the flight. To avoid disappointment, please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days before you fly if your bag is oversized and/or overweight.

Please note that the weight of any single bag must not be over 32kg / 70 lbs, and its total dimension (the sum of its width, height and length) must not exceed 203cm / 80in in length without prior approval from Cathay Pacific. This is because our team will need to take special precautions to move an item this heavy.

Overweight and/or oversized items must be repacked or split into lighter, smaller units.

If your flight route measures bags by piece, any extra piece that results from the repacking will be charged.

If your flight route measures bags by weight, any single bag weighing more than 32kg has to be split into lighter units. The extra weight will be charged by the kilogram.

Please contact your local reservation office at least 3 working days if your bag cannot be split and you need to travel with a bag this large.

Extra baggage allowance redemption is available on a per flight sector basis on all Cathay Pacific / Cathay Dragon marketed and operated flights unless otherwise stated, and is subject as always to availability and loading.

Joint venture and code-share flights are excluded.

Each member can redeem a maximum of 100kg of baggage (for all destinations except for journeys which include any flight sector to/from Americas) or 2 pieces (for journeys which include any flight sector to/from Americas) of baggage per redemption per flight sector.

Cathay Pacific extra baggage redemption is not valid for use on Cathay Dragon, or vice versa.

Same redemption rate for all classes of travel and for all members unless otherwise stated.

Award is only available on journeys where the first sector is a Cathay Pacific/Cathay Dragon flight.

Normal redemption rules apply unless otherwise stated.

Redemption has no cash value and therefore cannot be refunded.

Asia Miles for unused baggage allowance are not refundable or transferable.

Vouchers are valid for one month from date of issue, but only for travel on the original itinerary.

Redeeming your extra baggage allowance

There are two ways you can redeem your extra luggage allowance:

At the airport

Instant extra baggage redemption is now available at Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon check-in counters worldwide. Simply present your Marco Polo Club or Asia Miles membership card upon check-in to redeem.

On the phone

Call the Marco Polo Club or Asia Miles service centre at least 10 working days before you fly. A redemption voucher will be mailed to your designated address; simply present it upon check-in to claim your extra baggage allowance.